Where I did have one of those love at first sight moments with my husband, when our paths crossed (again).

I did not have one of those love at first sight moments with my dress. The dress I thought was "the one" had accidentally been altered 3 inches too short 30 days before our wedding day.

But, as I walked down the aisle, on my dad's arm, in my new wedding dress...

wearing my perfect wedding shoes...

The less than perfect wedding dress didn't seem to matter because at the end of the aisle was the man that always knows what to say to make me laugh.

And, I suppose in addition to knowing what to say to make me laugh, he also knew what to say to get me to marry him.

"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" by Dean Martin ushered us into our reception. The lryics: "How lucky can one guy be. I kissed her and she kissed me. Like the sailor once said, ain't that a kick in the head. My head keeps spinning; I go to sleep and keep grinning; If this is just the beginning, My life's gonna be beautiful." immediately bring me back to that rainy day and I can't help but smile.

That's not the only song that reminds me of my wedding day, though, "The Way You Look Tonight" by Frank Sinatra, was the first song we danced to as husband and wife.

Wedding traditions were fulfilled.

Cake was eatten.

Memories were made.

They say, rain on your wedding day is good luck.

I would have to agree because after 7 years of marriage, I am still head over heels in love with my handsome husband.

They have allowed me get to know each of these brave women a bit better.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

A farmer's market just isn't complete without a pineapple or two. How else would you make a felt piña colada, right?

If you heart fake food and want to learn how to make your own felt pineapple, keep on reading.

You'll need to gather the following supplies: felt in green, gold and brown, needle and brown thread, a ruler, water erasable pen, scissors and fiberfill.

Using an entire sheet of gold fabric, draw a grid pattern with your ruler and water erasable pen. The grid does not need to extend all the way to the bottom of the felt. Leave approximately an inch, at the bottom of the felt, grid free.

Either using your sewing machine OR hand embroidering use brown thread to cover the grid you just drew.
*I opted to hand embroider using a stem stitch.

Fold the pineapple body in half, right side facing each other, and sew down the long side ending at the inch mark that is grid free.

Along the grid free bottom inch section of your pineapple, cut 4 long thin triangle sections out. You'll need to make these cuts in order to fold the bottom sections over to close the pineapple.

Fold the bottom sections of the pineapple over. Either glue or hand sew the opening closed. You may need to adjust your cuts to get the fold to lay flat. *If you get your cuts right, you could also attempt to sew the cuts back together to close the bottom of the pineapple.

To give the bottom of your pineapple a more finished look (and to hide any gaps or puckers), cut out a small circle out of brown felt. Apply some glue to the bottom center of the pineapple and affix the brown circle into place.

Generously stuff your pineapple with fiberfill until you are about an inch from the top.

To create the stem of your pineapple, grab the green felt. Cut sections of felt with either 2, 3 or 4 points (it will resemble the shape of grass). Start with your section of 2 points and pinch them together. Wrap your section of 3 points around the center 2 points. Using your needle and thread (I used green thread), do a few stitches by hand to secure to stem pieces into place. With each new section of green felt, start slightly lower than the section before. You'll complete between 3 and 4 layers or sections before your stem is complete.

Cut small triangle shapes into the top of your pineapple, preferably not into any of the grid stitches you created. Fold the tops over so and begin to hand stitch the top of your pineapple closed using yellow thread. Do not close the top completely.

Insert the stem into the center of the pineapple and continue to stitch the top shut while stitching the stem into place.

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Adjusting to life since being laid off. When days used to consist of business deals and wearing heels. Now that I am a stay at home mom, in addition to taking care of my adorable little girl, I am learning more about cooking, crafting and creating while realizing that even though I am a stay at home mom, I can still wear my heels!

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